The Milwaukee Brewers didn’t get the sweep they were shooting for. Two unearned runs helped sink ace right-hander Jhoulys Chacin in his effort to win his 15th game of the season in a 6-4 loss Wednesday. Manager Craig Counsell spoke about his ace pitcher.
The Cubs took the lead with a four-run fourth inning and never trailed, an inning Counsell had toughts on.
Milwaukee got the tying run on base with nobody out in the ninth, but still lost for only the second time in the last eight games. Curtis Granderson hit his 12th home run for the Brewers, but he also struck out to end the game. This was Granderson’s first look at the Chicago/Milwaukee Rivalry.
Christian Yelich had a pinch-hit single to extend his string of reaching base to 22 games in-a-row. Milwaukee is off today, then Chase Anderson starts the first of a three-game series against the Giants Friday.
NL Central Division
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Washington Nationals 6
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 2
NL Central NL Wild Card
Chicago Cubs – Milwaukee Brewers +0.5
Milwaukee Brewers -4.0 St. Louis Cardinals —
St. Louis Cardinals -4.5 LA Dodgers -2.0
Pittsburgh Pirates -13.5 Arizona Diamondbacks -2.5
Cincinnati Reds -23.5 Philadelphia Phillies -4.5
